Re: How to display a rim shot

[OTIS DOSS III]

Awesome!!!!!!!

That is just what I wanted.

Thanks so much Aaron

> On September 10, 2018 at 12:31 PM Aaron Hill wrote:
>
>
> On 2018-09-09 4:46 pm, OTIS DOSS III wrote:
> > As my subject indicates, I want to display a rim shot, which is
> > typically indicated by a note with a diagonal slash:
> >
> > I've searched the documentation, but I can't find out how to do this.
> > Can this been done? And how? Thanks times infinity in advance for
> > any help.
>
> Hi Bill,
>
> Would something like the following help?
>
> %%%%
> \version "2.19.82"
>
> slash-over-note = #(lambda (grob)
>  (let* ((note (ly:note-head::print grob))
>  (x-extent (ly:stencil-extent note X))
>  (y-extent (ly:stencil-extent note Y))
>  (scaling (magstep (ly:grob-property grob 'font-size 0.0)))
>  (slash (ly:make-stencil (list 'draw-line 0.15 0 1.5 1.5 0) '(0 
> . 1.5) '(0 . 1.5)))
>  (transformed (ly:stencil-translate
>  (ly:stencil-scale (centered-stencil slash) scaling scaling)
>  (cons (interval-center x-extent) (interval-center 
> y-extent))))
>  (combined (ly:stencil-add note transformed)))
>  (ly:make-stencil (ly:stencil-expr combined) x-extent y-extent)))
>
> rhythms = \drummode { snare 4 8 8 2 }
> \score { << \new DrumStaff { \rhythms
>  \override NoteHead.stencil = #slash-over-note \rhythms
>  \revert NoteHead.stencil \rhythms
> } >> }
> %%%%
>
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